We publish the "Of Course" newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the latest happenings in the Open Source world, such as the newest version release information, and to share tips and techniques in Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl/Tk and MySQL.

• The legal aspects of a web site
• Using short tags in PHP
• The speed of three
• What’s in the bookshop?
• PHP5 - should you switch?
• Making a web site visible
• Latest Open Source versions
• The mint under the pillow
• Customer care before and after courses
• Getting to our training centre
• Handling huge data
• Dynamic Web Pictures
• Extreme Programming
• Back Issues
• Schedule and Calendar
• OOP Demystified
• Brag Page
• Our birthday approaches
• Your contacts at Well House Consultants
• Coming up - a GeekCruise

SPRING 2004 [issue 8]

• PHP: What do the letters stand for?
• A matter of choosing which OS to use
• How do I learn Object Oriented design?
• I refuse to wear THOSE shirts!
• What's a polecat?
• The hidden costs over a lifetime
• Get the update on where to stay here
• Quality matters
• Getting to our training centre
• Who teaches the teacher?
• Python on either side of the pond
• Latest Open Source Software
• Broadband Access for the Traveller
• Logging in to the BT Openzone service
• Dining out in Melksham
• Have time and a sense of adventure?
• Brag Page
• Using Objects in Perl
• References and variables in Perl
• Back Issues Available
• What do you put into a file?
• What defines quality software?
• Schedule
• Calendar
• Getting to the core price of Fedora
• HTTP Developer's Handbook

• Keeping data secure as it passes through the Internet
• Extracting text from Microsoft Word documents in Perl
• PHP - Improved security in release 4.1
• Daemons - a story of gods and mortals
• Cookies - European law and regulations
• Compiled, Interpretive and Virtual machine languages
• The Parrot virtual machine
• When is a "modem" not a modem?
• The Euro - programming for pounds and euros
• Case Study - MPC Data embed MySQL in tailored software solution
• More Dynamic than an array - lists, hashes, hashtables and more
• The Typist and the engineer - Expect / Tcl application
• Opinion - Learning comes from life experience, and a bit of planning
• Book review - "The Java Cookbook"
• What's the latest software version?
• Decisions - choosing the best course for your needs
• From a watery beginning - Melksham Spa bottles
• Local accommodation in Melksham
• Time Line - Well House Consultant's growth story

AUTUMN 2001 [issue 2]

• Behind the mechanics of PHP
• Java threads for a simple chat room
• What is XML?
• Relating to MySQL
• Open source opens access to Gaelic language
• Wireless networking, the next generation or just more IT Hype?
• Sessions and State
• Local accommodation in Melksham
• What's the latest software version?
• On the Oban road
• Perl 6 - State of the Onion
• Opinion - IT making the world smaller?
• Book Review - "Perl - I didn't know you could do that"
• Are you under attack from Codered?

SPRING 2001 [issue 2]

• Quiz - Checking your knowledge in Perl, Java and Tcl
• Using FTP from Perl
• In and around Melksham
• Blistering Speed right to the laptop
• What's the latest software version?
• How to decide if Open Source is right for you
• Focus on Perl Standards
• Opinion - "Who sold you THAT?"
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Web logs and market research

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